Academic Vocab
THIS TERM BRINGS QUICK VIOLENT WEATHER
WHAT IS A COLD FRONT?
THIS TERM REFERS TO A TOOL THAT MEASURING WIND DIRECTION
WHAT IS A WEATHER VANE?
THIS TERM REFERS TO THE ZONE THAT IS FOUND CLOSE TO THE POLES AND HAS COLDER TEMPERATURES
WHAT IS A POLAR ZONE?
THIS TERM REFERS TO PRECIPITATION THAT FREEZES ON THE WAY TO THE GROUND
WHAT IS SLEET?
THIS TERM REFERS TO A 5 DAY WEATHER PREDICTION
WHAT IS A SHORT RANGE FORECAST?
THIS TYPE OF CLOUD IS FLUFFY & WHITE AND BRINGS FAIR WEATHER
WHAT IS A CUMULUS CLOUD?
THIS TERM REFERS TO A WEATHER TOOL THAT MEASURES AIR PRESSURE
WHAT IS A BAROMETER?
THIS ABBREVIATION RELATES TO AIR MASS THAT IS OVER WATER AND NEAR THE EQUATOR
WHAT is mT?
THIS TERM REFERS TO PRECIPITATION THAT COMES IN THE FORM OF ICE BALLS OR CHUNKS
WHAT IS HAIL?
THIS TERM REFERS TO INFORMATION THAT A STORM HAS BEEN SPOTTED IN YOUR AREA AND YOU SHOULD TAKE ACTION
WHAT IS A STORM WARNING?
THIS TYPE OF PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGS FAIR WEATHER AND AIR THAT SINKS
WHAT IS A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM?
THIS TERM REFERS TO A WEATHER TOOL THAT MEASURES THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL IN A SPECIFIC AREA
WHAT IS A RAIN GAUGE?
THIS ZONE IS CLOSE TO THE EQUATOR AND HAS HUMID TEMPERATURES
WHAT IS A TROPICAL CLIMATE ZONE?
THIS TERM REFERS TO PRECIPITATION IN A LIQUID FORM THAT FALLS FROM THE SKY
WHAT IS RAIN?
THIS TERM REFERS TO AN AIR MASS THAT ROTATES COUNTER CLOCKWISE AND HAS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WHAT IS A CYCLONE?
THIS TERM MEANS A LONG TERM WEATHER PREDICTION
WHAT IS A FORECAST?
THIS TERM REFERS TO A WEATHER TOOL THAT MEASURES THE AIR TEMPERATURE.
WHAT IS A THERMOMETER?
THIS ABBREVIATION RELATES TO AN AIR MASS THAT IS OVER LAND AND NEAR THE POLES
WHAT IS cP?
WHAT IS SNOW?
THIS TERM RELATES TO CHARACTERISTICS OF TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY
THIS TERM REFERS TO DARK, STORM CLOUDS
WHAT IS A CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD?
THIS TOOL REFERS TO MEASURING HUMDITY IN THE AIR
WHAT IS A HYGROMETER?
THIS ABBREVIATION RELATES TO AN AIR MASS THAT IS OVER LAND AND NEAR THE EQUATOR
WHAT IS cT?
THIS TERM REFERS TO A TYPE OF DAMAGE THAT RAINFALL CAN CAUSE
WHAT IS FLOODING?
THIS TERM REFERS THE TYPE OF STORM THAT CAN HAVE POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGES
WHAT IS A THUNDERSTORM?